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Creator:
Cook, Seth  Search this
Names:
Army Air Corps  Search this
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993  Search this
Kelly, Oakley G.  Search this
Macready, John  Search this
Maitland, Lester J., 1898-  Search this
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948  Search this
Extent:
0.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
bulk 1918-1923
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of twelve photographs (two are two prints of the same image) collected by Seth Cook of the Army Air Corps between 1918-1923. The following aircraft are featured: de Havilland (Airco) D.H.4; Curtiss R-6 Army Racer; and Curtiss JN-4 Jenny. The following aviation personalities are included: James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle; Lester Maitland; Oakley Kelly; John Macready; Orville Wright; and Seth Cook. Several of the photographs were taken at or near Rockwell Field, San Diego, California.
Biographical / Historical:
Seth Cook ( -1929) was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Air Corps and commanding officer of Chanute Field in Rantoul, Illinois.
Provenance:
Bennett Downes, Gift, 2001
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Curtiss R-6 Army Racer  Search this
Curtiss JN-4 Jenny  Search this
de Havilland (Airco) D.H.4  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Army Air Corps Photographs (Seth Cook), Accession 2000-0065, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.2000.0065
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg24856898f-aec1-485a-8735-f94fb352e677
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-2000-0065